San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-12
LATEST TELEGRAPH NEWS
From. all Parts OF the Globe, Con-
densed and Boiled Down.

The French troops In ToDquin meet
repulse at the hands Of the rebels.
Small pox lie epidemic In Sonora, Mex.
Governor Torres is down with 1t.
The Indiana republicans remain In
| possession Of the senate,
A severe fire has damaged Batavia, N.
Y. Loss large, Insurance nominal.
The Parnell hotel, an old Houst IN
landmark, WAS burned yesterday.
The Stadt thester, at Gottengen, Ger
many, burned.
The jury in the case OF the Kansas
City train wreckers Is still out.
Mr. Harrington Is about to seek ad-
mission TO the Irish bar.
An avalanche In the Canton OF Grisons
has destroyed thirty chalets.
Oswego, N. Y, is cut of from tele-
graph communication by burning Of
Western Union Office.
Hewitt. elected speaker OF the Arkan-
sas house was federal officer during
the war
A rumOr is current that England is
giving pecuniary assistance to the Bull
garian regents.
France is worried over rumored ALL
e"Ss ~ wv oho nthot
herself
SimcOck opera house, the hetsl and
many other buildings In Simcook, N. H..
burned.
Postmasters-At Mckinney, Tex., w.
w. Merritt; Coleman, Tex, NJ. NJ. CAL
Ian, by presidential nomination.
San Francisco was earthquake shaken
at 4:OS a. m. Tuesday; shocks lasting Z
seconds; no damages.
Senate spent most of Tuesdays SEES
sion discussing the Interstate commerce
bill.
The house concurred In the senate
amendments to its bill providing a school
Of instruction for cavalry and light ar
tillery.
The bill for a $4OOyOOO building in
CharlestOn, S. c., was amended to
$2C0 600 and passed.
House went into committee OF the
whole on agriculture and labor, despite
all efforts 10 secure consideration OF
Interstate commerce.
All the oollieries which depend upon
the Lehigh Valley road for cars are
closed owing to the strike; 1000 men are
out Of employment.
The house bill to release to the city
Of San Antonio, for use rs public
thOrOughfsre certain portions OF the
military reservation there, passed the
senate without amendment.
Gould says st. Louis shall have new
union depot between u and 18th
streets, 600 feet long with all latest ion.
provements, to cost 100000.
The fire in Toledo, Spain, reported
yesterday, resulted in the loss Of the
AlonZar palace, valued ut 81, 600 900 and
In the serious injury Of 20 firemen.
Dynamite factory at Plattsburg, N. Y,
destroyed; shock felt for 20 miles; no
lives lost; storehOuse with large quanti-
ty OF dynamite escaped.
The Daily News, London, says Tur-
kish gun-boat is watching the coast Of
Canada In expectation Of an uprising Of
the people.
Rob. Steele, commission merchant Of
st. Louis, was shot by Marsteller, a
trader, and killed. The quarrel which
resulted 30 disasterously was over loan
of SIS.
The Catholic archbishop of Cincin-
natl ridicules the idea Of the Catholic
church using the X. of L. to squelcn
Henry George.
The senate in secret session passed a
resolution advising the president to en-
ter into negotiations with Nicaragua for
concessions for an inter-oceanic canal.
Advices from Vienna say that the in
fiuence exercised by Prince Bismarck is
having the effect Of smoothing the rela-
tiOus between Austria and Russia.
Advices from India state that Malone
Sorwar Khan, governor OF Herat, is de-
tanned at Ca'ul, pending the investiga-
tion of charge of Incorporating the
revenues Of the province.
DIR. VIM. Posy. Of Exeter, N. H.. ia
dead, aged SO. He was the sole survivor
of the Fulton's first passenger list on
her trial trip 10 years ago, ana was the
Oldest living graduate Of Harvard. hav-
ing been . member Of the class 1911.
Prominent Catholics 10 New York de-
cline TO attend banquet given to Jas.
F. Kelley, prominent Irish nationalist,
because Henry George was one of the
committee arrangements.
The Daily Telegraph. London, lays
stress on the many rumors OF war now
current, and affirms that Russia g try
ing to force Franco German conflict In
order to enable her to carry out her
own stern plans.
In consequence Of the closing of Peru
Wan ports against vessels from Chill the
wheat supply from that country has
ceased, and in order to meet the de-
mand for wheat the municipality have
been authorized TO take steps to have
the necessary supply brought from Cali
fornia.
A Chicago diamond thief, arrested In
New Jersey, waived examination there
and was brought back without hear
ing. The Chicago judge discharges him
because the Jersey justice exceeded his
powers In handing over to the officers
without first examining the evidence on
which his extradition was asked.
The secretary Of war has transmitted
to the house report from the board of
engineers, appointed under the terms of
the last river and harbor bill, upon the
proposed acquisition by the government
of the Illinois ard Michigan (Hennepin)
canal. The report is generally favorable
to the construction of the proposed
canal on the line which is designated in
the bill reported by the house committee
on railways and canals.
A petition from prominent citizens in
Washington county, this state, has been
laid before the United States senate,
showing that citizens of that county are
| in forcible exile on account of their re-
| publican sentiments; also, that republic
| can negroes were murdered by ku-klux
| In order to intimidate republicans from
exercising their privileges as citizens;